The Indianapolis Colts haven’t had a 100-yard rusher since Vick Ballard ran for 105 yards in a Week 15 game against the Houston Texans in 2012. The Colts celebrated when that 55-game streak ended Sunday before it could reach 56 games ... then they messed it up and needed overtime to get things sorted out.
Frank Gore became the Colts’ 1st 100-yard rusher in 4 years twice in 1 night
The Colts celebrated the end of a four-year streak without a 100-yard rusher, then briefly ruined it before ending it again.
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With just a few minutes left in the fourth quarter against the Texans, Frank Gore bulldozed forward for 2 yards to get his rushing total to exactly 100 yards on 20 carries.
The Colts were excited and even had a graphic ready to celebrate:
Then the Colts went ahead and immediately messed it up with a huge sack on the next play, followed by a handoff to Gore that lost 1 yard and dropped him to 99 yards on the day.
And the Colts were sad:
It looked like Gore was going to end his day at 99 yards, but things got worse for the Colts after the Texans fielded a punt and scored a game-tying touchdown with a three-play, 47-yard drive.
However, the touchdown forced overtime, which gave Gore another chance to break the 100-yard mark. On the second play of overtime, Gore blasted ahead for 7 yards, definitively ending the streak.
There was no celebratory graphic from the Colts’ Twitter account the second time around.
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